Just to keep our heads on straight. I have been attempting to go through the Bible in chronological order, for better or worse. The colour coded books are the ones that coincide with each other. If I had been smart, I would have explained this plan at the beginning when…
I’m finishing the book of Psalms today if it’s the last thing I do. Praise the Lord.[a] Praise the Lord, my soul. 2 I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. 3 Do not put your trust in princes, in…
Of David. 1 I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart; before the “gods” I will sing your praise. 2 I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness, for you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses…
Praise the Lord.[a] “You must do it right now. Generally. Over all. Praise the name of the Lord; praise him, you servants of the Lord, 2 you who minister in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God. More specific. 3 Praise the Lord, for the…
This group of Psalms are called the Psalms of ascent. What are these various writers ascending from? Climbing a mountain. Climbing out of the pit of their own sin with the leading and help of the Lord? Let’s find out. …The Psalms of Ascent were likely songs that pilgrims would…
This is the long one. So long that they had to use letters of the Hebrew alphabet to split it up into sections. Aleph 1 Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the Lord. 2 Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him…
Praise the Lord.[b] I will extol the Lord with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly. 2 Great are the works of the Lord; they are pondered by all who delight in them. 3 Glorious and majestic are his deeds, and his righteousness endures forever. 4 He…
A song. A psalm of David. 1 My heart, O God, is steadfast; I will sing and make music with all my soul. 2 Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. 3 I will praise you, Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. 4 For great is…
Praise the Lord, my soul. Lord my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty. 2 The Lord wraps himself in light as with a garment; This is where we get the most overplayed Chris Tomlin song on the face of the earth. he stretches out the…